I guess we try so hard to be perfect, we forget the beauty of imperfections. We try so hard to fit in the standards set by society that we end up ruining our inherent uniqueness. And the following quote captures the hardest question to be answered for most of us.
"Do you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be".
You can say things change when you lose your childlike innocence. Some may even say, that you should become mature as you grow up. But from what I see around this world, most so called grown ups change for the worse while becoming mature.
They lose their ability to feel so much beauty and pain altogether.Those people are so engrossed in the rules taught by the society that things like happiness, kindness or selflessness take a backseat. This might also be a side effect of the cruel actions of the world too. When you know that you have only yourself who will stand for you, sometimes you forget others might need you too. And this cycle goes on.
When someone does not get supported without any hidden motives there is a high probability that even they will give up on staying selfless.
And what if everyone stayed innocent forever in this world. Then nobody would ever get cheated on or nobody would be mistreated. Yes, we sometimes hurt other people unintentionally but as long as others know that it’s unintentional , those things would not hurt that much.
When living in this cruel world, first thing one learns is to always be careful or not to loosen your guard. And along with that guard come the insecurities and fear. We start judging people and their actions in order to protect oneself. And some nice people start getting closed up to people so as to avoid getting hurt.We may start behaving coldly just to protect ourselves from this selfish world. But then I realised that being like that is awful too. Because right now I may be too afraid to help or may have thousand of reasons. But once I sleep at night all kinds of thoughts filled up my mind that how can I ignore other person in need. And then I realised, what it meant to be getting ahead. It was not being successful for me. It was just to be content with every deed I do. So I started going with my own instincts rather than letting those rules decide for myself. And unbelievably, I felt good. Even when someone took advantage of me, I was relieved. Relieved that I did not let this harsh world change me and i did my best to not leave any regrets behind. Of course I may be at loss most of the time because of this but even then, a sound sleep at night when you are truly happy with yourself is worth more than those losses.
Librocubicularist soul 